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C10_ustacould · 01-26-2011, 01:15 AM

I am looking at this '70 SWB CST and I need some outsider opinions. I am an accomplished mechanic and I can weld (mig) but I have never done sheet metal panel replacements. My big concern with this truck is the drip rail over the windshield. Please take a look and tell me what you think. He is asking $2000 and I have to drive 5 hours each way to get an in-person look at it.

67chevy1series · 01-26-2011, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BucksSS

I am looking at this '70 SWB CTS and I need some outsider opinions. I am an accomplished mechanic and I can weld (mig) but I have never done sheet metal panel replacements. My big concern with this truck is the drip rail over the windshield. Please take a look and tell me what you think. He is asking $2000 and I have to drive 5 hours each way to get a in person look at it.

dang CTS that hing is a caddilac!? just jokin well if ity has good options hardly any dents and no rust it might be

C10_ustacould · 01-26-2011, 01:17 AM

Here are a few more pics...

blue 72 gmc 4x4 · 01-26-2011, 01:18 AM

Looks like surface rust to me..can't tell though if it goes all the way through. If its just surface I'd take a wire wheel or sandblast it then re-seam sealer it and you should be good.

weircc · 01-26-2011, 01:20 AM

by the pics i would give 2000 in a heartbeat bed alone prolly worth half that (BY LOOKING AT PICS)

weircc · 01-26-2011, 01:21 AM

never a deal like that in kc i got a big block dying to drop right down in there

C10_ustacould · 01-26-2011, 01:23 AM

I found a 454/400 yesterday... just need a truck! lol

**leddzepp** · 01-26-2011, 03:02 AM

Is that the original paint? From the looks of the pics, I would say it is worth 2K.

CircusWagonJim · 01-26-2011, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by leddzepp

Is that the original paint? From the looks of the pics, I would say it is worth 2K.

Original paint? The Maroon over the bondo in the roof, or the GREEN firewall?

**leddzepp** · 01-26-2011, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by CircusWagonJim

Original paint? The Maroon over the bondo in the roof, or the GREEN firewall?

Didn't notice the firewall

Beer tends to divert my attention

The roof could have been "touched up" in the past.
I would need to see it in person to make the call.

CircusWagonJim · 01-26-2011, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by leddzepp

Didn't notice the firewall

Beer tends to divert my attention

The roof could have been "touched up" in the past.
I would need to see it in person to make the call.

Other clues- not a stock color, was a two tone (divider still there for roof color), paint over rust in doors has chipped off in a big piece- paint was not that thick from the factory. Years of looking at them can spot original paint from the freeway off ramp- LOL!

**leddzepp** · 01-26-2011, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by CircusWagonJim

Other clues- not a stock color, was a two tone (divider still there for roof color), paint over rust in doors has chipped off in a big piece- paint was not that thick from the factory. Years of looking at them can spot original paint from the freeway off ramp- LOL!

Good info.

Still looks like a decent buy for the area. I would be particularly interested in the bed.

gnstalodz · 01-26-2011, 04:37 AM

I'd pay 1200

OARNGESI · 01-26-2011, 06:26 AM

Yes
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cdowns · 01-26-2011, 06:31 AM

looks like it needs a new cab and i''m not seein what exactly people are thinkin is worth money there.and wood b tripin all over themselves to throw money at it
i'd have to think real hard to spend $500 on a junker parts truck like that

Liddy71 · 01-26-2011, 06:42 AM

it has a 72 door on the pass. looks like a 71-72 grille

C10_ustacould · 01-26-2011, 09:01 AM

Liddy71- how can you tell if the door/grill are later models from these pictures?

Tough decision based on the fact that I have to drive 300+ miles to take a look at it. The problem is, there are just not many '70 swb trucks in my area and the ones that are here are out of my price range at the moment.

Decisions...decisions...

no moa · 01-26-2011, 09:17 AM

Gotta be someone closer that can look at it for you. To drive 300 miles to see that truck, doesn't seem worth it to me, from that distance.

w3lfd · 01-26-2011, 09:29 AM

Personal opinion: That thing is hiding A LOT of rust. When the roof is looking like that, and it's a respray with rust poking through, there has got to be a lot of stuff hiding. Just look at the pool of rust on the kick plate at the bottom of the door in the last picture. That "pool" is coming from somewhere.

custom1970 · 01-26-2011, 10:48 AM

You'll be fighting rust for ever. The florida climate eats these things. My roof wasn't nearly that bad only a few spots along the drip edge, but it took lots of work to get rid of it (or maybe i just slow it down). I think you'd save a lot of money in the long run to find one with less rust. I'm in Fl. also, if it's close to Stuart let me know, i could look at it for you.

19seventeeCustom · 01-26-2011, 11:10 AM

def not original paint,

The truck may very well be worth 2k, but it's very hard to judge based on a few pictures on the internet. I know I looked at a ton of em before I bought mine and I looked at one in similar condition,(even with the bed removed).

It was in about the same shape except it had a motor w/ a noise and he was asking $3500 for it, wouldn't bud much.

In my eyes the truck isn't worth 2k, but maybe close.

CircusWagonJim · 01-26-2011, 11:54 AM

Those cashews look pretty tasty!

cdowns · 01-26-2011, 11:59 AM

dont know location but listed in orlando craigs

http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/2150518980.html

Gobbles · 01-26-2011, 12:02 PM

Hard to say, if the box and fenders are as straight as they look then you only would have to work on the cab & some on the doors, not a big deal. It's hard to say how the drop rail will come out without physically seeing it. For a 10 hour drive, its really a preferance at that point. I probably wouldn't because that is a major drive for something that isn't a sure thing. I imagine you can find something closer for similar cash but every region is different. If they are super rare in your area perhaps you must. Well im sure that didn't help.

dan42 · 01-26-2011, 12:05 PM

JMO, but if it were me, I'd put it on your list of possiblities and keep looking, unless he is negotiable on the price - it looks to me like of lot of possible ugly suprises.

01-26-2011, 01:15 AM	#1
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,882	Is this '70 worth $2000? I am looking at this '70 SWB CST and I need some outsider opinions. I am an accomplished mechanic and I can weld (mig) but I have never done sheet metal panel replacements. My big concern with this truck is the drip rail over the windshield. Please take a look and tell me what you think. He is asking $2000 and I have to drive 5 hours each way to get an in-person look at it. Attached Images Last edited by C10_ustacould; 01-26-2011 at 01:24 AM.

01-26-2011, 01:17 AM	#3
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,882	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? Here are a few more pics... Attached Images

01-26-2011, 01:18 AM	#4
blue 72 gmc 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Aladdin Wy Posts: 796	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? Looks like surface rust to me..can't tell though if it goes all the way through. If its just surface I'd take a wire wheel or sandblast it then re-seam sealer it and you should be good. __________________ 1955 GMC Hydramatic 1959 Chevy Spartan 100 1969 Chevy C/10 1969 Chevy C/30 Bruiser 1972 GMC (Wrecked) 1972 GMC pickup..old blue Restored Vent Windows https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=766598 1955 GMC hydramatic build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=429417

01-26-2011, 01:20 AM	#5
weircc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: richmond, MO Posts: 794	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? by the pics i would give 2000 in a heartbeat bed alone prolly worth half that (BY LOOKING AT PICS)

01-26-2011, 01:21 AM	#6
weircc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: richmond, MO Posts: 794	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? never a deal like that in kc i got a big block dying to drop right down in there

01-26-2011, 01:23 AM	#7
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,882	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? I found a 454/400 yesterday... just need a truck! lol

01-26-2011, 03:02 AM	#8
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,076	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? Is that the original paint? From the looks of the pics, I would say it is worth 2K. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

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01-26-2011, 06:26 AM	#14
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01-26-2011, 06:31 AM	#15
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? looks like it needs a new cab and i''m not seein what exactly people are thinkin is worth money there.and wood b tripin all over themselves to throw money at it i'd have to think real hard to spend $500 on a junker parts truck like that __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY Last edited by cdowns; 01-26-2011 at 08:47 AM.

01-26-2011, 06:42 AM	#16
Liddy71 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kenova, WV Posts: 821	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? it has a 72 door on the pass. looks like a 71-72 grille Last edited by Liddy71; 01-26-2011 at 06:44 AM.

01-26-2011, 09:01 AM	#17
C10_ustacould A day late and $1 short... Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northwest FL Posts: 3,882	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? Liddy71- how can you tell if the door/grill are later models from these pictures? Tough decision based on the fact that I have to drive 300+ miles to take a look at it. The problem is, there are just not many '70 swb trucks in my area and the ones that are here are out of my price range at the moment. Decisions...decisions...

01-26-2011, 09:17 AM	#18
no moa Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: maine Posts: 2,315	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? Gotta be someone closer that can look at it for you. To drive 300 miles to see that truck, doesn't seem worth it to me, from that distance. __________________ 1972 C10 Deluxe.Shortbed. 402/400. A/C, white interior, needs complete restore. Project Red, white and blue. Used to be a Longbed apperently. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451950 1971 c10 step 250 3 OTT 1969 c30 TOW-MATER. 307 4 speed, holmes 440 body. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=451082 2006 CTS-V LS2 6spd.

01-26-2011, 09:29 AM	#19
w3lfd Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellwood, PA Posts: 123	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? Personal opinion: That thing is hiding A LOT of rust. When the roof is looking like that, and it's a respray with rust poking through, there has got to be a lot of stuff hiding. Just look at the pool of rust on the kick plate at the bottom of the door in the last picture. That "pool" is coming from somewhere. Last edited by w3lfd; 01-26-2011 at 09:32 AM.

01-26-2011, 10:48 AM	#20
custom1970 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 467	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? You'll be fighting rust for ever. The florida climate eats these things. My roof wasn't nearly that bad only a few spots along the drip edge, but it took lots of work to get rid of it (or maybe i just slow it down). I think you'd save a lot of money in the long run to find one with less rust. I'm in Fl. also, if it's close to Stuart let me know, i could look at it for you.



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01-26-2011, 11:10 AM	#21
19seventeeCustom Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Downtown Posts: 573	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? def not original paint, The truck may very well be worth 2k, but it's very hard to judge based on a few pictures on the internet. I know I looked at a ton of em before I bought mine and I looked at one in similar condition,(even with the bed removed). It was in about the same shape except it had a motor w/ a noise and he was asking $3500 for it, wouldn't bud much. In my eyes the truck isn't worth 2k, but maybe close.

01-26-2011, 11:54 AM	#22
CircusWagonJim Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 707	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? Those cashews look pretty tasty!

01-26-2011, 11:59 AM	#23
cdowns Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: daytonabeach Posts: 22,956	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? dont know location but listed in orlando craigs http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/2150518980.html __________________ 71c-10 350/2004r/4:11 lowered3/4 longbed/dead by hurricane MEANING OF DEATH::::: SOMEBODY ELSE GETS YOUR STUFF DONT BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU THINK TAKE MY ADVISE;I DON'T USE IT ANYWAY

01-26-2011, 12:02 PM	#24
Gobbles Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: British Columbia Posts: 484	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? Hard to say, if the box and fenders are as straight as they look then you only would have to work on the cab & some on the doors, not a big deal. It's hard to say how the drop rail will come out without physically seeing it. For a 10 hour drive, its really a preferance at that point. I probably wouldn't because that is a major drive for something that isn't a sure thing. I imagine you can find something closer for similar cash but every region is different. If they are super rare in your area perhaps you must. Well im sure that didn't help. __________________ Trevor "You already said spite"

01-26-2011, 12:05 PM	#25
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: Is this '70 worth $2000? JMO, but if it were me, I'd put it on your list of possiblities and keep looking, unless he is negotiable on the price - it looks to me like of lot of possible ugly suprises. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7 Last edited by dan42; 01-26-2011 at 12:06 PM.

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